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Topic: Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal is a bureaucrat-turned-politician. He is the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the seventh Chief Minister of Delhi. Before entering politics, Kejriwal pursued a career as a civil servant after graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur with a degree in mechanical engineering. He later joined the Indian Revenue Service (IRS).


Kejriwal founded the Aam Aadmi Party in 2012, after splitting from the India Against Corruption movement, which helped him rise to prominence as an activist riding the wave of widespread public anger over corruption charges on the then Congress-led UPA government.


The AAP first came to power in 2013 after forming a coalition government with outside support from the Congress, but that government soon lost confidence. In the fresh elections, AAP swept to power and Kejriwal joined office as CM with a majority in 2015. The party has since grown and increased its footprint in neighbouring states like Punjab.

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Aam Aadmi Party office says summons aimed at preventing Delhi CM from campaigning in poll-bound states at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Kejriwal scheduled to appear before Enforcement Directorate today in excise policy scam case

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The Delhi CM was questioned for nearly nine hours by the CBI in the case six months back, after which he had termed it as 'fabricated' and an attempt to finish the Aam Aadmi Party.

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ED summons Arvind Kejriwal on November 2 in Delhi excise policy case

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Recently, the SC rejected two separate bail pleas of AAP leader Manish Sisodia in corruption and money-laundering cases in the excise policy matter.

‘False cases to weaken opposition, atmosphere of fear’: Kejriwal on raids by central agencies

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Kejriwal's comments came two days after senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

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The Delhi CM said govt will deploy 530 water sprinklers to prevent dust pollution and 385 teams will check vehicles’ pollution certificates and prevent plying of overage cars.

‘Won’t find anything. Again,’ says Arvind Kejriwal on CBI inquiry into his bungalow

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The AAP leader claimed the central government has witch-hunted him ever since he became chief minister eight years ago.

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Preliminary enquiry initiated against “unknown public servants” of the Government of Delhi and some private persons, according to CBI sources. The Chief Minister has not been named in it.
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